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through the eye of the needle, the instrument being there is a holethrough that partei' this plate above device is used, (see tig 3.)

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' Laim Patent N0.105,62s, daad July 26, 1870.

NiespLE-THREADER.

The Schedule referred to in these Lette's Patent and making part of thesame.

I, NELSON BARNUM, of La Porte, in the county of La Porte and State ofIndiana, haveinvented a certain new and useful Needlef'lineader, ofwhich the following is a full description, reference heilig had to theaccoinpan ying drawing making a part of this specification, in whichyFigure l is a perspective'. y e

Figure 2, an enlarged view of the pin or follower.

Figure 3, a perspective, haring a portion cut away.

Figure 4, a plan view of the interior.

. All the figures are made enlarged. Y

` My invention consists in so `constructing a needlethreader that, byits use, the thread can be forced something more than a guide for thethread.

A represents a metallic plate, which may be about an inch and a halflong, and half an inch wide, provided witha long slot, 1), tig. 4. y

B B' are two sliding plates, one being placed on each side of A. v

C is a guide-piece or plate, permanent-ly fastened to B. In the upperend of this plate C the forked pin b is fastened.

vThe guide-piece. 0 is somewhat shorter than the slot D, and movesireelyin the same.

There is a notch. a., in the upperend of A, and

the slot I) in which the forked pin b moves when the The plate B issecured to() by means of screws, c.

d represents a rubber springor cord, the same passing throhgh the plateA, and the ends heilig secured respectively to the slidingr plates -B B.This spring draws the pin b down into A, as seen in iig. 3, so that,when not in use, it is not liable to he broken or bent. y The sameobject can be accomplished by the use of a coiled spring, arranged andlocated as seen in fig. 3, e. This spring can easily bearranged andlocated in some other manner and place. VThe device can be Aused withouta spring, butit is more perfect with one.

The forked-pin b, thevsliding plates B B', and the guide-plate C, ailmove together,

In tig. 1 a needle, a, is shown, the thread vbeing passed through theeye by the forked pin. l

In use, the operator passes the thread into the notch a, one end ofthethread being in front, and the other on the opposite side of thethreadcr, the threader and thread both being held .between the thumb andfinger of one hand. The eye of the needle is then placed in the notch a,over the thread and pin b, when, by pulling down th'e plate A, thethread will be forced through the eye, and be drawn through with theother hand as far as may be desired. This mode of. using is applicableto common needles.

My device will be fou'nd exceedingly useful in threading sewing-machineneedles. When sensed, the thread is placed in the notch and held asbefore; then the device is held against the needlein the machine, theneedle heilig in the notch the operator then passes the device downalong the needle until the eye is in the propenposition to receive thethread, L which may b e known without careful examination, usually byfeeling alone, when the thread can be forced through the eye as before.

For convenience the plate A may be'made somewhat longer than described,the lower end heilig bent or curved, so as to pass between two fingers,facilitating t-he use of, the device.

1t is not necessary to use but one of the sliding -pla'tes B B'.

The pin or follower b may be iliade without being forked, and the devicecan still be successi'nlly used, but, if the pin` be forked, or notched,

or made grooved in the end, the operation `of the device will be moresure. g

rlhe gist of my invention consists in constructing a ncedle-threaderhaving a pin or tbllower,which forces the thread through the eye of theneedle.

W'hat I claim as new is as follows- 1. 1n a needle-threader thefolloweror pin b, for the vpurpose of forcing the thread through the eye of theneedle.

2. The combination of the slotted plate A'with one or more slidingplates B B', and guide-plate and follower C b, alhcolisti'ilcted andoperating substantially as specified: f

3. The combination of the slotted piate A, plate B, guide-plate andfollower C b,`and spring d, all con s tructed and operatingsubstantially as specified.

Y NELSON BARNUM.

Witnesses E. A. WEST, O. Wn'BoND.

